U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Industries at a Glance

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: NAICS 71

About the Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation sector

The arts, entertainment, and recreation sector is part of the leisure and hospitality supersector.

The Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation sector includes a wide range of establishments that operate facilities or provide services to meet varied cultural, entertainment, and recreational interests of their patrons. This sector comprises (1) establishments that are involved in producing, promoting, or participating in live performances, events, or exhibits intended for public viewing; (2) establishments that preserve and exhibit objects and sites of historical, cultural, or educational interest; and (3) establishments that operate facilities or provide services that enable patrons to participate in recreational activities or pursue amusement, hobby, and leisure-time interests.

Some establishments that provide cultural, entertainment, or recreational facilities and services are classified in other sectors.

North American Industry Classification System

The arts, entertainment, and recreation sector consists of these subsectors:

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment and unemployment in arts, entertainment, and recreation. While most data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys, information on industry unemployment comes from a national survey of households. The following tables present an overview of the industry including the number of jobs, the unemployment rate of those previously employed in the industry, job openings and labor turnover, union membership and representation, mass layoffs, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.

Employment, Unemployment, Layoffs, and Openings, Hires, and Separations


Data series	Feb. 2013	Mar. 2013	Apr. 2013	May 2013
Employment (in thousands)
Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)	1,997.8	2,010.3	(P) 2,008.7	(P) 2,018.2
Employment, production and nonsupervisory employees	1,518.1	1,588.8	(P) 1,678.7
Unemployment
Unemployment rate	10.9%	11.5%	9.1%	8.5%
Layoffs
Mass layoff events	12	15	34
Initial claimants for unemployment benefits	808	1,716	3,320
Job openings, hires, and separations (in thousands)
Job openings	51	67	(P) 73
Hires	78	128	(P) 161
Separations	58	76	(P) 113
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Current Population Survey, Mass Layoff Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey)

Union Membership and Representation


Data series	2009	2010	2011	2012
Union membership and representation
Members of unions (percent of wage and salary workers)	6.4%	5.3%	5.3%	6.4%
Represented by unions (percent of wage and salary workers)	7.1%	5.9%	5.7%	7.0%

(Source: Current Population Survey)

Extended Mass Layoffs


Data series	2nd quarter 2012	3rd quarter 2012	4th quarter 2012	1st quarter 2013
Extended mass layoff events	82	42	(P) 72	(P) 34
Separations	17,752	7,373	(P) 18,551	(P) 5,267
Initial claimants	9,840	7,828	(P) 11,363	(P) 3,720
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)

Employment by Occupation


Data series	Employment, 2012
Actors	16,640
Amusement and recreation attendants	172,340
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	154,170
Gaming supervisors	6,280
Musicians and singers	27,090

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Projections

For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for arts, entertainment, and recreation.

(Source: Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections)

Earnings and Hours

This section presents data on employee earnings and weekly hours. The latest industry averages of hourly earnings and weekly hours, as well as weekly earnings by union membership status, are shown. In addition, recent hourly and annual earnings are shown for occupations commonly found in arts, entertainment, and recreation.

Earnings and Hours of All Employees


Data series	Jan. 2013	Feb. 2013	Mar. 2013	Apr. 2013
Average hourly earnings	$19.74	$19.67	$19.38	(P) $19.31
Average weekly hours	24.3	24.5	24.6	(P) 24.1
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings and Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees


Data series	Jan. 2013	Feb. 2013	Mar. 2013	Apr. 2013
Average hourly earnings	$16.36	$16.43	$16.26	(P) $16.16
Average weekly hours	23.2	23.6	23.7	(P) 23.5
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Union Membership and Representation


Data series	Back data	Median weekly earnings
Data series	Back data	2009	2010	2011	2012
Union membership and representation
Full-time workers		$601	$616	$612	$641
Members of unions		$673	$636	$632	$675
Represented by unions		$671	$632	$625	$668
Nonunion		$593	$614	$611	$640

(Source: Current Population Survey)

Earnings by Occupation


Data series	Wages, 2012
	Hourly		Annual
	Median	Mean	Median	Mean
Actors	$15.88	$26.31	(1) $-	(1) $-
Amusement and recreation attendants	$8.95	$9.39	$18,610	$19,520
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	$15.78	$18.31	$32,830	$38,080
Gaming supervisors	$22.24	$22.80	$46,260	$47,420
Musicians and singers	$26.37	$35.09	(1) $-	(1) $-
Footnotes (1) Wages for some occupations that do not generally work year-round, full time, are reported either as hourly wages or annual salaries depending on how they are typically paid.

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Work-related Fatalities, Injuries, and Illnesses

This section presents data for the industry on the number of workplace fatalities and the rates of workplace injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers in arts, entertainment, and recreation. An injury or illness is considered to be work-related if an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly aggravated a pre-existing condition.


Data series	2008	2009	2010	2011
Fatalities
Number of fatalities	103	87	100	100
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers
Total recordable cases	5.1	4.9	4.8	4.5
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.2
Cases involving days away from work	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.2
Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction	1.1	1.0	1.0	0.9
Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.

(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments in arts, entertainment, and recreation.

Establishments


Data series	4th quarter 2011	1st quarter 2012	2nd quarter 2012	3rd quarter 2012
Number of establishments
Private industry	125,685	(P) 125,060	(P) 126,042	(P) 126,789
Local government	3,809	(P) 3,809	(P) 3,817	(P) 3,824
State government	841	(P) 856	(P) 859	(P) 858
Federal government	1,237	(P) 1,238	(P) 1,232	(P) 1,227
Footnotes (P) Preliminary